TABLE 1.
Summary of socio-demographic characteristics of participants.
| Variable | Overall N (%) | Male n (%) | Female n (%) |
| 406 (100) | 204 (50.2) | 202 (49.8) | |
| Mean (SD) | 1.5(0.50) | 1.48(0.50) | 1.55(0.40) |
| Age | |||
| 15–16 | 196 (48.28) | 91 (44.61) | 105 (51.98) |
| 17–19 | 210(51.72) | 97 (48.02) | 113(55.39) |
| Education | |||
| None | 38 (9.45) | 19(50) | 19(50) |
| Primary | 141(35.07) | 82(58.16) | 59(41.84) |
| Secondary | 223(55.47) | 102(45.74) | 121 (54.26) |
| Ethnic Group | |||
| Chewa | 80 (19.70) | 42 (52.50) | 38(47.50) |
| Tonga | 18 (4.43) | 10(55.56) | 8 (44.44) |
| Sena | 26 (6.40) | 15(42.32) | 11(57.68) |
| Lhlomwe | 101 (24.88) | 45(44.55) | 56(55.45) |
| Ngoni | 79 (19.46) | 43(54.43) | 36(45.57) |
| Tumbuka | 40(9.85) | 20(50) | 20(50) |
| Yao | 34 (8.37) | 17(50) | 17(50) |
| Mang’anja | 12 (2.96) | 4(33.33) | 8(66.67) |
| Don’t Know | 12 (2.96) | 6(50) | 6(50) |
| Other | 4 (0.99) | 2(50) | 2(50) |
| Religion | |||
| Protestants | 205 (50.49) | 108(52.68) | 97(47.32) |
| Catholics | 83 (20.44) | 38(45.78) | 45(54.22) |
| Moslems | 28 (6.90) | 17(60.71) | 11(39.29) |
| Pentecostals | 86 (21.18) | 39(45.35) | 47(54.65) |
| Other | 4 (0.99) | 2(50) | 2(50) |
| Ever had a baby | |||
| Yes | 12 (2.9) | 3(1.5) | 9(4.5) |
| No | 394(97) | 201(98) | 193(95) |
| Death in the family | |||
| Yes | 253(63.3) | 129(64.2) | 124(62.3) |
| No | 147(36.57) | 72(35.8) | 75(37.7) |
| Person who died | |||
| Mother | 78(31.2) | 35(27.6) | 43(34.9) |
| Father | 98(39.2) | 52(40.9) | 46(37.4) |
| Brother | 24(9.6) | 15(11.8) | 9(7.3) |
| Sister | 19(7.6) | 9(7.0) | 10(8.3) |
| Grandparent | 4(2) | 3(2.3) | 1(1) |
| Aunt | 18(7.2) | 11(8.7) | 7(5.7) |
| Ever moved houses | |||
| Yes | 207(50.9) | 104(50.2) | 103(49.8) |
| No | 199(49.0) | 100(50.3) | 99(49.8) |
| Frequency of changing homes | |||
| Once | 63(30.7) | 31(49.2) | 32(50.7) |
| Twice | 53(25.9) | 25(47.2) | 28(52.8) |
| Three or more times | 67(32.7) | 37(55.2) | 30(44.8) |
| I do not know | 19(9.3) | 8(42.1) | 11(57.9) |
| Other | 3(1.5) | 2(66.6) | 1(33.3) |
| Sleeping spaces | |||
| Alone | 167 (41.2) | 91(54.5) | 76(45.5) |
| With 2 or three people | 120 (29.6) | 61(50.8) | 59(49.2) |
| More than 4 people | 84 (20.7) | 36(42.9) | 48(57.4) |
| I do not know | 24 (5.9) | 12(50) | 12(50) |
| Other | 10 (2.5) | 4(40) | 6(60) |
| Number of meals per day | |||
| One meal | 11(2.7) | 6(54.6) | 5(45.5) |
| Two meals | 47(11.6) | 29(61.7) | 18(38.3) |
| Three meals or more | 322(79.5) | 155(48.1) | 167(51.2) |
| I do not know | 19(4.7) | 11(57.8) | 8(42.1) |
| Other | 6(1.5) | 5(50) | 3(50) |